Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz are sibling filmmakers. They earned an Oscar nom for their collaborative writing and directing efforts on "
About a Boy." Paul previously directed "
American Pie," and he went on to write and direct "
In Good Company" and "
American Dreamz." Now he's doing a movie about vampires, "
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant."
Chris helped his bro out on "
American Pie," and then went on after "Boy" to direct "The Golden Compass." He's doing a movie now about vampires too. Perhaps you've heard of it. "
The Twilight Saga: New Moon." Two brothers, two vampire movies. In an additional connection to the legendary blood-suckers, the sibs' grandmother, Lupita Tovar, starred in the 1930s Spanish-language version of "
Dracula." That's a lot of garlic hate for one family.
Of course, just because the brothers Weitz are both busy with their own vampire flicks, that doesn't mean they're in competition. Paul sees the parallels, but he also recognizes the differences between "
Cirque" and his brother's "
New Moon," the unique treatments each gives to the vampire myth.
Speaking to MTV News writer Larry Carroll in a recent interview, Paul said "
I think it's about rules being broken. In the case of 'Twilight,' it's a romantic rule being broken: Bella has this love that she's willing to throw everything away for, which is a big taboo nowadays. In the case of 'Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant,' it's about breaking the rules of being trapped in whatever situation you're in — the idea that you can escape. You're going to go through suffering and hardship, but you can become your own person by having your own definition of what right and wrong is."
Head over to MTV.com to check out the rest of the interview. Paul gets to talking more about "
Twilight," his brother's work on "New Moon" and what he might think of directing "Breaking Dawn," the fourth and final book/movie in the series, if the offer came his way.
Source : twilightersnet
Sujet: Chris With His 'Twilight,' Paul With His 'Cirque Du Freak' -- The Weitz Brothers Love Their Vampires 
